Phil's Diatonic Journey, Personal Mentor thread for Phil66 |
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Sep 4 2022, 08:59 PM
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Thanks Kris,
I don't really know where we're heading with this but I'm putting my faith in you  Here is another SoundCloud, I will put a video up next time just didn't have time with the extra rendering and sound syncing, I need to look into how to record sound direct to the video, I've looked before but it looked complicated. I accidentally hit the open D one time but I liked how it sounded so I did a couple more times at irregular intervals. I don't know why, but I get a Middle Eastern and/or Moroccan vibe from this, maybe my weird ears  Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE  “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 6 2022, 08:49 PM
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Hello Kris,
Further to my reply above, here is a video, I've increased the tempo a little bit. I've left all of the mistakes in there, the last note was a BIG booboo I think it's best to leave the mistakes in videos like this to give a more realistic student/teacher experience as though i were sitting there in front of you. It will show my weaknesses.https://youtu.be/zCLjwZrhTfI -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 7 2022, 08:21 AM
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Veyr nice Phil,
I think you are ready for your next assignment 😎 I suggest you give this one a week and focus heavily on nailing some new chords shapes as this is really what will elevate your style. When you can switch between several of these chord shapes, you will be able to create a much more exciting chord loop to jam over. Also, during this time - it might also be wise for you to also practice/ borrow some licks from the archive to get inspiration. Bear in mind that just focusing on a theory assignment can get a bit monotonous. Here are some lessons where you might find a lick or two of interest: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/planner/?...;planFinished=1 |
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Sep 7 2022, 08:48 AM
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Thanks Kris,
I'm on it. Do you agree that it's good to include mistakes? I'm just thinking it will give you an accurate indication of my level rather than submitting take number 700 that has no mistakes. Cheers This post has been edited by Phil66: Sep 7 2022, 08:53 AM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 7 2022, 08:28 PM
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QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Sep 7 2022, 08:21 AM)  Veyr nice Phil, I think you are ready for your next assignment 😎 Here are some lessons where you might find a lick or two of interest: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/planner/?...;planFinished=1 Thanks Kris, At the risk of sounding like a complete plank, those lessons aren't in A minor, how would I go about using some of the licks from them whilst creating my A minor track? Or did you just mean to listen and get inspired by the licks in those lessons. Please excuse my ignorance  Cheers Phil This post has been edited by Phil66: Sep 7 2022, 08:34 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 8 2022, 08:07 AM
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QUOTE (Phil66 @ Sep 7 2022, 09:28 PM) At the risk of sounding like a complete plank, those lessons aren't in A minor, how would I go about using some of the licks from them whilst creating my A minor track? That's a highly relevant question! If we look at this lesson: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Satria...de-Easy-Ballad/ Which is in D Major:  Let's say you find a lick you really like the sound of in D Major:
First make sure to practice it in the original key to somewhat get the feel and timing right, then adapt it to make it fit in the A minor scale. Here I am just choosing the nearby notes: E-------------------------- Fingering too difficult? Change a note to make it easier: E-------------------------- Doesn't quite sound right? Try changing another note: E-------------------------- Let me know if it makes sense? |
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Sep 8 2022, 06:59 PM
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Makes sense thank you.
Please tell me if I ask too many questions
-------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 8 2022, 07:53 PM
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Hello Kris,
I know you said to record in a week or so but I always like to put progress takes in. I find it helps to motivate me if I submit regularly, sorry. I've called it "Playfully Menacing", I listened to the Easy Satriani Ballad lesson just before recording. As said, you can wait a week if you like. Cheers Phil This post has been edited by Phil66: Sep 25 2022, 08:32 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 12 2022, 11:01 AM
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Cool Phil, here is my reply:
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Sep 12 2022, 08:58 PM
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Hello Kris,
Didn't I tell you about my new found love of atonal jazz???? That's exactly what I was trying to emulate Nah, seriously, I like this way of learning, you guide me and let me make mistakes and then show me where I went "wrong". I've been looking at a new chord progression this evening, I did it in GP5 and now I'll work on learning it for real. Then I'll record it a solo over it. On the full bar chords I'll probably strum and arpeggiate, maybe not on the two chord bars, I'll see how it goes. I thought using GP might help me understand a bit more and come up with something more quickly rather than fumbling the chords then once I have something I like I can learn it.  This is the audio export from GP Here is the GP file if anyone wants it to play around with. 
A_Minor_Chord_Prog_1.zip ( 11.49K )
Number of downloads: 151Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 13 2022, 08:57 PM
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UPDATE:
I think I'm going to go with this, I'll practise the chords but I'll record them arpeggiated as it's a bit easier for now. then I'll solo over it. Going to take a while to remember it all but let's go for it, it will help train my ears Or am I going about it completely incorrectly?
A_Minor_Chord_Prog_2.zip ( 644bytes )
Number of downloads: 155Cheers This post has been edited by Phil66: Sep 13 2022, 09:02 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 15 2022, 11:02 AM
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Thanks Kris,
I'm a bit pushed for time this week, we aren't in on Monday (Queen's funeral) so I'm working extra so as not to fall behind, I'll do my best. Obviously I don't know the chord names in that track but I might try to play a bass part using the root note of each arpeggio in 1/8 notes with maybe the third pair of notes being another note from the arpeggio, as said not sure what I'm doing in a theory sense but just going with something. I think GP can be a great learning tool for things like this when one's fingers aren't used to unusual chord shapes that one has made up. Cheers This post has been edited by Phil66: Sep 20 2022, 07:47 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 18 2022, 09:15 PM
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Hello Kris,
As I said, I've not had much time this week but I'll be back on it tomorrow. This weekend I needed some play time and nothing to think about so did a bit more work on my side hustle here https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...60&start=60 I just thought I'd give you a heads up. Cheers Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 22 2022, 08:48 PM
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Hello Kris,
I can only offer apologies, life/work is hectic at the moment, struggling for time and I've also allowed myself to get too distracted with THIS but it is guitar playing I'm also still trying to get my mojo back to its former glory I think I've done the wrong thing by going into GP to create things, it's a bit too complicated to remember all of the arpeggios and to finger some of the shapes BUT, one good thing has come out of it, I have a better understanding of how chords are made. Tonight I created chord diagrams in GP to put on the tablature sheet. As I was doing it, I noticed some have the same names with different fretted notes, the penny dropped. Now I know what they meant when they said "Robert Johnson made all the chords", it's all about the voicings, call me stoopid if you want but I never really got it until I did this exercise.  Anyway, I think I should simplify it a little bit and kinda start again. Do you agree? Cheers Phil This post has been edited by Phil66: Sep 23 2022, 06:22 AM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Sep 23 2022, 10:01 PM
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Thanks Kris,
You are my Mr. Miyagi, leading me down a path of musical self discovery, letting me find my own way and nudging me back on track when needed. As said, I'm still trying to get my mojo back on track since Gab became less available, we'll get there eventually. Thank you Phil This post has been edited by Phil66: Sep 24 2022, 10:21 AM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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